Triangles, anyone? They don’t seem to be going anywhere, so if you want to learn to make four different types of triangles, you could try the Triangles Quilt from my book 1, 2, 3 Quilt. This is still one of my favorite quilts in the book. Quilting done by Lisa Sipes. I think this quilt is still hanging out at Intown Quilters if you want to go visit it in person.
I’ve been thinking a lot about how I make things, then take photos of the things, which gives them a new life of their own. Objectifying objects. It’s the Instagram shots, book photos, and blog posts that reach farther than the object itself ever could. Most of my quilts end up stacked in a closet. So it makes me wonder, what am I really making? I think the reality of social media has given a new dimension to crafting; hearts, comments, and likes added to process photos, detail shots, and enhanced images. I love it all, but I wonder if this digital objectification is taking us too far from the original intent and purpose of the object itself?
As a scrapbooker who basically works to share her pages online (for design teams), your words really resonated with me. I often wonder who I am really scrapbooking for? I am collecting memories but the goal (of sharing online) transforms the way i do it. Very much so. It is something that I think about often…
Interesting question. That is indeed the criticism of blog churn. But sometimes we just need to make and document it, right? But the back of the closet is where many quilts live, indeed. That’s why I like making bigger projects, so they are more likely to get used.